AARP Health (www.aarp.org/health)
Info on drugs, insurance, and staying healthy at 50-plus
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Cardiac Risk Assessment
(www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/
cardiac_risk/glance.html)
American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)
Includes links to clinical trials and patient support groups
American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)
Along with news of the latest research, provides nutritional information and even recipes
American Diabetes Association Local Page
(www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/whatslocal.jsp)
American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org)
Features an online heart and stroke encyclopedia
American Lung Association (www.lungusa.org)
American Lung Association of Pennsylvania (www.lunginfo.org)
American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania
(www.healthylungs.org)
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (www.aafa.org)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov)
The government's latest info on public health and communicable diseases is posted here
Children's Hospital (www.chp.edu)
Clinical Trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov)
Lists experimental treatments you may be eligible to receive
Family Doctor (www.familydoctor.org)
Straightforward general information from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Food and Drug Administration (www.fda.gov)
Food and Nutrition Information Center
(www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000013.html)
Healthcare 411 (www.healthcare411.org)
This is a series created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The series is designed to help provide people with the latest research findings, news and consumer health care information. The site has recently been updated by MediaForce PR.
Healthfinder (www.healthfinder.gov)
A health library available in English and Spanish, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (www.jdf.org)
KidsHealth (www.kidshealth.org)
A foundation-sponsored site about children's health through adolescence; includes a special area for teens
Mayo Clinic (www.mayoclinic.com)
Offers online tools to help guide treatment decisions
Medem (www.medem.com)
A partnership among medical societies to foster doctor-patient communication; includes an online medical library
Medicare (www.medicare.gov)
Medicare Diabetes Information
(www.medicare.gov/Health/Diabetes.asp)
MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov)
The National Library of Medicine's comprehensive health-information portal
National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov)
Provides clinical details about every type of cancer and the latest treatments
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Diabetes Public Health Resource
(www.cdc.gov/diabetes)
National Diabetes Education Program (ndep.nih.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Heart and Vascular Diseases page (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(www3.niaid.nih.gov)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (www.niddk.nih.gov)
National Institutes of Health (www.health.nih.gov)
National Women's Health Information Center "For Your Heart" Website (womenshealth.gov/ForYourHeart)
U.S. National Library of Medicine (www.nlm.nih.gov)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(patienteducation.upmc.com)
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Health Sciences Library System (www.hsls.pitt.edu)
WebMD (www.webmd.com) A for-profit news and information service with interactive activities
Working Hearts (www.workinghearts.org)
The above links and descriptions are from AARP Magazine, UPMC Health Plan's "MyHealth Insight," and other health resources.